St. Paul’s Newest Cocktail Bar Focuses on Women-Run Distilleries | Eater Twin Cities

"Just down the street from the Fitzgerald Theater and in the shadow of the State Capitol, I visited the Celeste St. Paul Parlour Bar, which officially opened its doors on November 1. Nestled on the first floor of the boutique Celeste St. Paul Hotel, the bespoke cocktail program emphasizes spirits from women-owned and operated distilleries, and general manager Laura Needham—who has held culinary roles at The Bachelor Farmer and Minneapolis’s Cosmos—has curated a lineup of unusual wines alongside a menu of bar fare and light snacks. The hotel and bar’s name pays tribute to the historic Beaux-Arts building that once housed St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music & Arts and the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, and the bar itself is built in one of the conservatory’s former parlors; it includes a small annex that can be sectioned off for private events and partnerships with local caterers, wine and liquor tastings, chef pop-ups, and more. I found it open during afternoons and evenings, Monday through Sunday, on Exchange Street in St. Paul." - Julie Yu